strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
androgynous; gender-neutral
outward appearance; looks
ten; 10; ten years of age
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one more time; once more; once again
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
from the beginning; from scratch
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime